Engrtemmy:
I forgot to tell you the result was the best in my department. Three of us actually had the same result. I and two other ladies.

All of a sudden, people started coming to me for assistance anytime they had issues in certain courses.

Haha, me of all people. The joy cannot be expressed with words. That alone motivated me to read harder.

Like a robot, I simply repeated the same things I did in first semester. Days to each of my exam, I never read as I always had someone who will come to me for group revision. Whilst revising with them, I used the opportunity to revise myself.

Exams came and results were released. I had 5 A's and one C giving me a CGPA of 4.67 once more.

As a matter of fact, I could easily have had all A's. Few days to writing the exam in which I had a C, my hostel in ekosodin was raided by armed robbers. I didn't get over the trauma on time and it affected my performance.

That was how I achieved the seemingly impossible feat. The joy I felt in my heart knows no bounds the day I saw that result.

I have then made this my watch word, wherever there's a will, there's always a way.

My advice to students who are still in school is this, don't let anyone deceive you. No one is better than you are. Whoever does better than you in exams is simply doing something you're not doing. It's your duty to find out.

Secondly, do not underestimate the importance of attending lectures. That was one of my greatest mistakes. Lectures, no matter how boring it may seem are always important. If not for any other thing, it guides you when reading.

Thirdly, never ever give up. As long as it's still mathematically possible for you to make a particular grade, strive to attain it.

I hope this will put an end to those threads whose tittle reads, 'I have a GPA of..., can I still make a 2.1/first class?"

Yes, you can as long as it's mathematically possible.

OnyeEgo1:


4 year course bro, biology education tho

tosyne2much:
Engrtemmy, may God bless you for influencing the lives of people with your experience.

The only thing I want you to throw more light on, is how to answer questions appropriate. I notice that many brilliant students end up with an average grades not because they were not well prepared but because they haven't found the secrets to answering questions appropriate

My questions goes thus:
1. Do you have to beat around the bush when answering questions ? That is, when you are asked to define a definition & after giving the lecture's definition, do you go about writing wetin no loss?

2. Is your academic success as a result of pure cramming ? (I mean does cramming rock your bolt ?)

3. Judging from ur 100L experience, must your booklet be full b4 you hit a high score ?

Bootybuttchic:
thank you,,,,,......resuming in two days,cant wait ti start planing how to avoid my freinds this period.they are too distracting,.......this is motivating......must pass 4.5 this time.....thanks again

klem93:
watch out for me cause this story will go a long way to bring out the peak in me

Bootybuttchic:
thank you,,,,,......resuming in two days,cant wait ti start planing how to avoid my freinds this period.they are too distracting,.......this is motivating......must pass 4.5 this time.....thanks again

Engrtemmy:


You're half way there. At least, you've identified the problem and what needs to be done.

The sky is your limit sis

tosyne2much:
Engrtemmy, may God bless you for influencing the lives of people with your experience.

The only thing I want you to throw more light on, is how to answer questions appropriately. I noticed that many brilliant students end up with an average grades not because they were not well prepared but because they haven't found the secrets to answering questions appropriately

My questions goes thus:
1. Do you have to beat around the bush when answering questions ? That is, when you are asked to give a definition & after giving the lecture's definition, do you go about writing wetin no loss?

2. Is your academic success as a result of pure cramming ? (I mean does cramming rock your bolt ?)

3. Judging from ur 100L experience, must your booklet be full b4 you hit a high score ?

haryormeedeh:
lemme try and answer the questions based on the lil knowledge I have.

1.it depends on the lecturer, so you get to know the lecturer wella. If he likes story, you write it plenty. if he doesn't, just write what he gives you.

2. I cram a lot and it helps me. As long as it is a Nigerian university, you got to cram. that's why Some people read a week to exam and pass very well, it depends on your level of cramming.its only in
a few courses it doesn't work

3. In my school o, you write as much as you can especially chemistry. it's very advisable to fill it the booklet up.because most times, students are the ones marking it

N.B :am just saying from the experience I have o, am still learning

at d bolded, I think I has to do with different lecturers. I could vividly remember when my lecturer outrightly said " If you write stories for me, I will cross it out and score you Zero"

Another one said, " if your booklet isn't full, it means you have little or no understanding of the whole thing "

@ last bolded, cramming method works perfectly for some students while it doesn't work for some students. Lemme use myself as an example, I'm not used to cramming but I can write a full text book from my head" ..
Needless I say, there's a lady in my dept who crams hell. She could barely speak a sentence correctly but she still rocks my department

tosyne2much:
at d bolded, I think I has to do with different lecturers. I could vividly remember when my lecturer outrightly said " If you write stories for me, I will cross it out and score you Zero"

Another one said, " if your booklet isn't full, it means you have little or no understanding of the whole thing "

@ last bolded, cramming method works perfectly for some students while it doesn't work for some students. Lemme use myself as an example, I'm not used to cramming but I can write a full text book from my head" ..
Needless I say, there's a lady in my dept who crams hell. She could barely speak a sentence correctly but she still rocks my department

tosyne2much:
Engrtemmy, may God bless you for influencing the lives of people with your experience.

The only thing I want you to throw more light on, is how to answer questions appropriately. I noticed that many brilliant students end up with an average grades not because they were not well prepared but because they haven't found the secrets to answering questions appropriately

My questions goes thus:
1. Do you have to beat around the bush when answering questions ? That is, when you are asked to give a definition & after giving the lecture's definition, do you go about writing wetin no loss?

2. Is your academic success as a result of pure cramming ? (I mean does cramming rock your bolt ?)

3. Judging from ur 100L experience, must your booklet be full b4 you hit a high score ?

tosyne2much:
Why dodge my kweshions ?

Natasha2:
poster thanks for this thread.

Kazrem:
First class on my mind. This has reignited my determination. I almost had first in my college days but will ensure I achieve it this time. May God help me.

Engrtemmy:


Thanks sis.

CSTR:
lol.
This thread reminds me of my UNIBEN days.
Everybody in uniben knows the department of ELECT/ELECT ENGR is the most 'lenient' in Uniben's faculty of engineering.
Unlike other departments,
they churn out atleast 10 first class' on the average every year.
Your story is not really improbable .
The department of chemical engineering on the other hand is a different matter.
It would take a miracle for such turn-around to happen there.
Infact, if you were not already on 4.0 GPA in your 100/200 , then you are screwed.
The sadistic ,overzealous and megalomaniacal lecturers there will run you ragged.
By the time i will graduate with a CGPA of 4.80 in chemical engineering, the doctors at health center had to recommend me for psychiatric analysis at USELU hospital.
It was a satisfying educational experience though.

ninovandross:
nice question bro, me for some unknown reason I no dey ever write plenty even when I can,

Natasha2:


you're welcome


Btw I thought 3.5 to 4.49 was the second class upper mark

Engrtemmy:


Yes, you're right. Is anything confusing you?

The result was released and I was handed my first shock . I had a GPA of 3.48 which of course was a
2.2.